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Young & Free (Dermot Kennedy song)

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"Young & Free"
Single by Dermot Kennedy
from the album Dermot Kennedy and the EP Mike Dean Presents: Dermot Kennedy
Released9 March 2018
Length4:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dermot Kennedy singles chronology
"Moments Passed"
(2017)
"Young & Free"
(2018)
"Power Over Me"
(2018)

"Young & Free" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter and musician Dermot Kennedy. It was released as a single on 9 March 2018.[citation needed] The song features on his compilation album, Dermot Kennedy and EP Mike Dean Presents: Dermot Kennedy. The song peaked at number 82 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Background

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The song was produced by Mike Dean. When talking about the song, Kennedy said, "Working with Mike Dean on this project was such an honour. 808s & Heartbreaks was one of my favourites from him, it was the perfect introduction for me to think about hip hop in a different way and play around with it. I just knew he'd get what I was trying to do with my sound… He put his stamp on the songs and was able to bring forward my love and appreciation for hip hop while keeping to its acoustic roots."[1]

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Young & Free" was first released onto YouTube on 23 May 2018.[2]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[3]

  • Stephen Kozmeniuk – producer, composer, lyricist
  • Dermot Kennedy – composer, lyricist
  • Matty Green – mixer, studio personnel
  • Carey Willetts – producer

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 82

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Ireland 11 May 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Dermot Kennedy reveals glorious new track "Young & Free" - EARMILK". Earmilk. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Dermot Kennedy - Young & Free (Official Video)". Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Credits / Dermot Kennedy / Dermot Kennedy". Tidal. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dermot Kennedy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2020.